The Coastal Road is an under construction 8-lane, 29.2-km long freeway that would run along Mumbai’s western coastline connecting Marine Lines in the south to Ghodbunder Road in following 3 phases. It is expected to reduce travel time between South Mumbai and the Western Suburbs from 2 hours to 40 minutes.
Phase 1:
The first phase of the project is a 9.98 km section from Princess Street Flyover at Marine Lines to the Worli end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL). It is expected to be completed by mid-2022.
Phase 2:
The second phase of the project is 19.22 km road between the Bandra end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) and Kandivali, will be constructed by MSRDC. The phase includes the 9.5 km Versova-Bandra Sea Link. Completion date yet not decided.
Phase 3:
The MMRDA committee has approved the alignment of the coastal road from Versova to Ghodbunder Road via Mira-Bhayandar. the proposed alignment of the 33-km extension will take up some more forest land and open spaces from the city.